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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 03-03-2024

3rd March 2001.

  Atherstone United 2 - 3 Gloucester City.
  (Dr Martens League, Western Division).

  City made the trip to Warwickshire, to take on Atherstone, in this league fixture. The game was watched by a crowd of 220.
 City striker Jimmy Cox, scored a hatrick away at Brockworth Albion, in City's first pre-season friendly, for this 2000/01 season. He would go onto score a hatrick, in this league fixture.

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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 18-03-2024

18th March 1997.

Gloucester City 6 - 1 Ashford Town.
(Beazer Homes Premier).

City were at home in this league fixture. The Meadow Park crowd of 556, saw a Brilliant victory for Leroy Roseiniors team. Gloucester's goalscorers were, David Webb (2), Adie Mings (2), David Holmes, and an Own Goal.

18th March 2003.

Gloucester City 6 - 1 Evesham United.
(Dr Martens League, Western Division).

Unbelievably, 6 years later, on the same date and month. Gloucester City were at home again, in another league fixture. They achieved the same score line. A crowd of 257, watched City beat Evesham United 6 - 1. The City goal scorers were, Andy Hoskins (4), Jimmy Cox, and Neil Griffiths.

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RE: On this day - Neil - 18-03-2024

Fair play, even when we were at our best and challenging the support wasn't there. 556!

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RE: On this day - MeadowClark - 19-03-2024

(18-03-2024, 11:12 PM)Neil Wrote:  Fair play, even when we were at our best and challenging the support wasn't there. 556!

I was thinking the same thing when I saw this, sometimes I look back to my early years as a City fan through different glasses, it wasn't always decent attendances!

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RE: On this day - Neil - 19-03-2024

Whether that game being in midweek made a difference I don't know but looking back there were some terrible crowds considering the calibre of the team we have then. Yet for the big games, they all came.

http://www.tigerroar.co.uk/fixtures19961997.php

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RE: On this day - Nigeglos - 19-03-2024

Merthyr home and away before September was over. Playing the same team twice so quickly in the league, bet that hasn't happened often.

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RE: On this day - Andrew B - 19-03-2024

(19-03-2024, 11:16 AM)MeadowClark Wrote:  I was thinking the same thing when I saw this, sometimes I look back to my early years as a City fan through different glasses, it wasn't always decent attendances!

When I saw the crowd of 556, I had to look twice at it. Sorry, was this a midweek fixture, going by the attendance, it might have been. 
 Thought our attendances were good that season. Was surprised by that number. This was the 1996/97 Mings / Watkins, vying with C********m for Promotion, FA Trophy Semi Final, Dagenham and Redbridge season. 
 I think that towards the end of the season, we had a home league match against Atherstone United, on a Thursday night. Think the crowd was around 996.

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RE: On this day - Andrew R - 19-03-2024

I remember this season vividly. It was my first season supporting the Club properly, having been a casual supporter up until that point.

The emotional rollercoaster was well and truly in motion that season!

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RE: On this day - MrMatt - 20-03-2024

20th March 1993 - Gloucester City 1 - 1 Waterlooville

Probably means nothing to anyone else - but this was my first ever city match and also my first ever football match I attended. I was 8 years old and remember walking down Sudmeadow Road expecting to see a 20,000 all seater stadium!

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RE: On this day - MeadowClark - 20-03-2024

(20-03-2024, 09:05 AM)MrMatt Wrote:  20th March 1993 - Gloucester City 1 - 1 Waterlooville

Probably means nothing to anyone else - but this was my first ever city match and also my first ever football match I attended. I was 8 years old and remember walking down Sudmeadow Road expecting to see a 20,000 all seater stadium!

Isn't it funny what your expectations are as a child, I was 8 as well at my first game and I remember being surprised that the game wasn't commentated on over the loud speakers!

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